The Tiannan Continent, once shrouded in thin mist, changed in an instant.
Ancient white jade tables appeared out of thin air, with jade Meditation Cushions arranged among them in graceful tiers.
The white jade tables stretched upward like a long stairway to immortality. At its end stood nine broad, ornate chairs in a neat row.
Below the tables lay a vast sect square paved with bluestone slabs.
The square was packed with tables and round stools, plainly prepared for the guests attending the Endless Sea Nine Sons Sect Master Succession Conference.
"Aang!"
A resonant cry from an auspicious beast rang out.
Countless figures in varied robes, each riding a Flying Artifact, swept through the Light Barrier of the Defensive Array outside the Tianyan Sect the Mountain Gate.
Though a great many people poured into the Tianyan Sect the Mountain Gate at once, they all clearly flew according to some established order.
Once inside, they did not wander around the Tianyan Sect. Instead, they proceeded in orderly fashion to the places assigned according to their strength and cultivation.
The seating followed a strict hierarchy: Void Refinement Realm cultivators had their places, Combining Dao Realm cultivators had theirs, and powerful Great Vehicle Realm cultivators had still others.
The Inner Sect Elders of the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea had their own assigned seats as well.
Despite their numbers, everyone took their prearranged seats in order. There was not the slightest sign of confusion or unease.
As for ordinary cultivators who lacked both strength and powerful backing,
along with the Outer Sect Stewards and ordinary disciples of the Nine Sons of the Endless Sea,
most gathered on the seemingly boundless, green-brick square before the Tianyan Sect the Mountain Gate.
They stood in neat ranks, their faces solemn.
They wore similar Immortal Sect